Stateful integration of a vehicle information system user interface with mobile device operations

A method, comprising:

• executing a navigation application, the navigation application providing a first user interface for presentation on a display of the first device, the first user interface comprising navigation information according to a first transport mode associated with the first device;
• on determination that a presentation of the navigation information is to be transferred to a second device, determining current execution state data for the navigation application;
• and
• the navigation application executing to provide a second user interface for presentation on a display of the second device, the second user interface comprising navigation information according to the current execution state data and a second transport mode associated with the second device.

A mobile device, including:

• a display screen;
• a communications subsystem adapted for communication with an in-vehicle information system;
• and
• a processor configured to enable:
• providing, to the in-vehicle information system using the communications subsystem, access to an application executing on the mobile device, the in-vehicle information system providing user interface access to the application on a display screen of the in-vehicle information system while the application is executing on the mobile device;
• when the access is terminated,
• determining an current execution state of the application;
• and
• resuming execution of the application from the current execution state, the application defining a user interface view for presentation on the display screen of the mobile device, the user interface view representing the current execution state.

A mobile device, including:

• a display screen;
• a communications subsystem;
• and
• a processor configured to enable:
• executing a navigation application, the navigation application providing a first user interface for presentation on a display of a first device, the first user interface comprising navigation information according to a first transport mode associated with the first device;
• on determination that a presentation of the navigation information is to be transferred to a second device, determining current execution state data for the navigation application;
• and
• providing a second user interface for the navigation application for presentation on a display of the second device, the second user interface comprising navigation information according to the current execution state data and a second transport mode associated with the second device.